The Marantz SR7013, SR6014, and SR6013 all have 9 poweramps. There is no difference between the Marantz SR7013 vs SR6014 vs SR6013 in terms of the pre-amp section either since they all have 11.2 channel processing capability and 11.2 channel pre-outs (for the main room). Additionally, the Marantz SR6013 and SR6014 have 2-channels pre-outs for Zone 2 whereas the SR7013 has stereo pre-outs for both Zone 2 and 3. That being said, given the lack of any extra processing channels on the SR7013 vs SR6014 / SR6013, the simultaneous use of Zone 2 and 3 pre-outs on the SR7013 would leave you with only 7 pre-amp channels (out of 11) for the Main room.
The three Marantz receivers have identical power output of 110 Watts per channel (2-channel driven into 8 ohm loads, 20Hz - 20kHz, 0.08% THD). If the THD is 0.05%, then the power output is 125 Watts per channel (2-channel driven into 8 ohm loads, 20Hz - 20kHz) on either SR7013, SR6013, or SR6014. It should be said though, that the power consumption on the SR7013 is 710 Watts which is slightly higher than on the SR6013 and SR6014 which consume 680 Watts, according to Marantz. The integrated poweramp channels that SR7013, SR6014, and SR6013 have allow them to drive up to 7.1.2 or 5.1.4 speaker configurations (you can connect 2 subwoofers to either one of them, and have the level and delay individually adjusted for each subwoofer). A 7.1.4-channel Dolby Atmos speaker setup in your main room is also possible, albeit you'll need an external 2-channel amplifier.
Even though there is no difference in the number of HDMI inputs and outputs on the three Marantz receivers since each of them has a total of 8 HDMI inputs (7 rear and 1 front), in addition to 3 HDMI outputs (2 for the Main room and 1 for Zone2), it should be said that some of the HDMI functionality differs. For example, the Marantz SR6014 supports ALLM (Auto Low Latency Mode) which allows your TV to automatically switch to Game mode upon detecting you've launched a game but in order for this to work your gaming console and your TV also need to support ALLM. Another difference between the SR6014 vs SR6013 / SR7013 is the fact that eARC (enhanced Audio Return Channel) is supported out of the box on one of the HDMI outputs for the main room on the Marantz SR6014 whereas if you wish to be able to pass-through losslessly encoded Dolby Atmos streams from your TV's internal streaming apps to Marantz SR6013 / SR7013, for example, you'll need to update their firmware first because they only support the standard ARC out of the box. When it comes to the HDCP (High-bandwidth Digital Content Protection) support, the Marantz SR6014's HDMI ports are compatible with the latest standard: i.e. HDCP 2.3 whereas the Marantz SR6013 and SR7013 adhere to the HDCP 2.2 version.
Some of the legacy video connections also differ. For example, the component video inputs that can be found on the the Marantz SR6013 and SR6014 are 2 whereas the Marantz SR7013 has 3. Furthermore, there is a single composite video output on the Marantz SR6013 and SR6014 vs 2 of them on the Marantz SR7013 (one of which is for Zone2). The Marantz SR7013 has two DC Trigger Outputs (12V DC / 150mA maximum) whereas the SR6013 and SR6014 have only one such output. There is a single RS-232C connector and a flasher input on each of the three Marantz receivers, however. The number of speaker terminals is the same for the SR6013, SR6014, and SR7013 since they all have 11 binding posts.
Only the Marantz SR7013 has an Auro-3D decoder and is able to drive up to 9.1-channel speaker setup internally, and up to 10.1 channel system if you use an external power amplifier. The SR6013 and SR6014 on the other hand are not compatible with Auro 3D. All three Marantz receivers supports Dolby Atmos and DTS:X, though. In case you don't have dedicated height speakers, you can try virtual height processing technology such as DTS Virtual:X which all three Marantz receivers are equipped with, and it can be used even with 2.1 channel speaker configuration. The Dolby Atmos Height Virtualization Technology will be added to the Marantz SR6014 via a firmware update, after which you should be able to find a Speaker Virtualizer feature in the menu. Similarly to DTS Virtual:X, in case of a stereo speaker layout the Dolby Atmos height virtualization is used in conjunction with surround virtualization for the purpose of attempting to create more complete sound stage.
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